How To Make Double Speed Internet Browsing On Firefox

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There have been tons of Firefox hacks out there that have been covered to death, but we�ve recently taken some time out and run a side-by-side comparison on a couple of identical computers from the shop we had laying around. What did we find? You can essentially double your browsing speed if you�re currently on a broadband connection if you just run a few simple tweaks. We have a set of three. That�s not too many for you, right? Now let�s get started.

Basically, what we found is that Firefox tends to eat a lot of RAM in exchange for quicker launching and handling of the browser. It�s a pretty steep trade-off, and for those of us with tons of RAM and a broadband connection usually end up seeing no difference or at times, even slower performance than if these restrictions weren�t enabled by default. Here�s how to take them off and harness the full power of Firefox:

Reduce the amount of RAM Firefox uses for it�s cache feature

Try this:

• Type �about:config� (no quotes) in the address bar in the browser.
• Find �browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers�
• Set it�s value to �0�;(Zero)

Increase the Speed in Which Firefox loads pages

Type �about:config� into the address bar and hit Enter. (Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable pipelining it will make several at once, which really speeds up page loading.)
Alter the entries as follows:

Set �network.http.pipelining� to �true�
Set �network.http.proxy.pipelining� to �true�
Set �network.http.pipelining.maxrequests� to some number like 10.

This means it will make 10 requests at once.

Lastly, right-click anywhere and select New->Integer. Name it �nglayout.initialpaint.delay� and set its value to �0�;.(Zero)

This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it receives. If you�re using a broadband connection you�ll load pages faster now.

Optionally (for even faster web browsing) here are some more options for your about:config (you might have to create some of these entries by Right Click �> New� >Interger or String

�network.dns.disableIPv6�: set �false�
�content.notify.backoffcount�: set �5�; (Five)
�ui.submenuDelay�: set �0�; (Zero)

Reduce RAM usage to 10mb when Firefox is minimized

This little hack will drop Firefox�s RAM usage down to 10 Mb when minimized:

• Open Firefox and go to the Address Bar. Type in about:config and then press Enter.
• Right Click in the page and select New -> Boolean.
• In the box that pops up enter �config.trim_on_minimize�. Press Enter.
• Now select True and then press Enter.
• Restart Firefox.

These simple tweaks will make your web browsing with Mozilla Firefox at least twice as fast and it�s a pretty simple thing anybody can do. Enjoy and let us know if these steps helped you!

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